‘We don’t want to copy men’s game,’ says Gianni InfantinoCovid has not affected Fifa’s $1bn funding for women’s gameContinuing the growth of women’s football could require holding a World Cup every two years, Gianni Infantino has said.Fifa’s president …
Figure equates to one-third of revenue across the worldEuropean clubs have lost most but Latin America badly affectedClub football across the world lost $14.4bn (£11.1bn) during the coronavirus crisis, analysis conducted by Fifa suggests, equating to a…
President suspended for a further 90 days by Ethics Committee Technical director Wilner Etienne and Nela Joseph also bannedFifa has extended Haitian football federation president Yves Jean-Bart’s suspension for alleged sexual abuse and also provisional…
President suspended for a further 90 days by Ethics Committee Technical director Wilner Etienne and Nela Joseph also bannedFifa has extended Haitian football federation president Yves Jean-Bart’s suspension for alleged sexual abuse and also provisional…
Former colleague goes public to accuse Yves Jean-Bart FHF president denied allegations of abuse published in MayA former leading official at Haiti’s national football centre has accused the president of the country’s football association of sexually ab…
No factual basis for claims of criminality, says Alasdair Bell Investigation relates to meetings with then attorney generalFifa has forcefully rejected any suggestion of wrongdoing against its president, Gianni Infantino, after the Swiss special federa…
Federal public prosecutor finds ‘indications of criminal conduct’ Infantino has described investigation into meetings as ‘absurd’The Swiss special federal public prosecutor has opened criminal proceedings against Fifa’s president Gianni Infantino.The p…
Karim banned by Fifa after female players reported abuseCourt of arbitration for sport confirms punishmentThe court of arbitration for sport (Cas) has dismissed the appeal of Keramuudin Karim, a former president of the Afghanistan Football Federation, …
Club failed to make £5.4m payment to Eintracht FrankfurtWest Ham reported to Fifa and indicate it will be paid soonWest Ham are confident they will not face any punishment after Eintracht Frankfurt complained to Fifa about the Premier League club defau…
Hosting the Fifa tournament will also open the door to the greatest untapped commercial market in world football: AsiaIn 2015, when France was announced as the host for the 2019 Women’s World Cup, the dramatic reveal of the envelope was met with little…
Uefa representatives on Fifa council urged to vote for ColombiaAustralia and New Zealand combined bid had been favouriteThe vote on Thursday to decide who hosts the 2023 Women’s World Cup is believed to be tighter than expected after Uefa members of th…
The building of World Cup venues has, by some estimates, cost thousands of lives. Should we be sitting in these arenas watching football? Or tipping them into the harbour?If you want to be picky, you could say Raheem Sterling chose an ill-targeted meta…
• Fifa president says ‘difficult period’ can lead to major changes• Latest Premier League tests show zero positives in 1,195 samplesThe Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, has admitted salary caps may be necessary to restructure football’s finances in th…
Fifa’s and Uefa’s response to the solidarity shown by players with George Floyd needs to be more than platitudesTalk is famously cheap and out of the mouths of international football administrators tumble platitudes that are not worth the paper they wi…
President of the Haiti Football Federation denies allegationsJean-Bart banned from all football-related activitiesFifa has provisionally suspended Yves Jean-Bart pending an investigation into claims the president of the Haiti Football Federation sexual…
New allegations of sexual abuse made against Yves Jean-BartFHF says claims are ‘baseless’ and he will be ‘fully exonerated’Several alleged victims of sexual abuse by Yves Jean-Bart, the president of the Haiti Football Federation, say they have received…
FA found guilty by Fifa of violations relating to caseCourt of arbitration to hear FA appeal on 26 JuneThe Football Association has challenged Fifa’s ruling that it violated regulations in relation to Chelsea’s transfer ban and its appeal is to be hear…
Swiss attorney general at odds with FifaPolice reports allege gifts made in return for votesFifa is preparing to press the authorities in Switzerland to prosecute Sepp Blatter for alleged corruption, after the Swiss attorney general dropped part of its…
Claims of abuse by Yves Jean-Bart at national centreJean-Bart denies all allegations made against him The president of the Haitian football federation has been accused of sexually abusing young female footballers at the country’s national training cent…
Plan designed for player safety amid fixture congestionTemporary measure would be at discretion of leaguesTeams will be able to make up to five substitutions under a Fifa proposal to help players cope with fixture congestion amid the coronavirus pandem…
